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My husband wants a divorce. We've been married for 19

Second opinion] My husband wants...

Second opinion] My husband wants a divorce. We've been married for 19 months. We have no kids together, each of us brought 2 kids into the marriage. I don't work and never have. My first husband gives me $1200 a month for child support. It was $3600, but when I remarried it went to $0, but he agreed to give me $1200 to pay for expenses for our kids. My current husband makes $150k a year. We have zero debt together, although we did buy a home, but it's only in my name. Will I be eligible to get alimony from him in such a short marriage with no kids together? We live in SC.

So in SC, like many states, alimony is really being moved away from. The factors they will look at are: length of marriage, any children to the marriage, who takes care of those children, if either party has a disability, if one party obtained a higher education during that time, if one party was primarily the homemaker, etc. etc. So for 19 months and no children, I doubt alimony would be AWARDED by a judge, but you could always negotiate and if both parties agree it can be done.

Second opinion] My husband wants a divorce. We've been married for 19 months. We have no kids together, each of us brought 2 kids into the marriage. I don't work and never have. My first husband gives… read more

My husband wants a divorce. We've been married for 19 months. We have no kids together, each of us brought 2 kids into the marriage. I don't work and never have. My first husband gives me $1200 a mont… read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for a year and a half, lived together almost 3 years. No kids together (we both have 2 each of our own). It's not working out. I want to take my kids and leave. Like … read more

Second opinion] I've been married for 1 year and 4 months. No kids together, no bank accounts together. She didnt work when we met and still doesnt. She lived off her ex-husbands alimony. We did buy a… read more

Second opinion] I've been married for 1 year and 4 months. No kids together, no bank accounts together. She didn't work when we met and still doesn't. She lived off her ex-husbands alimony. We did buy… read more

Second opinion] I've been married for 1 year and 4 months. No kids together, no bank accounts together. She didn't work when we met and still doesn't. She lived off her ex-husbands alimony. We did buy… read more

Second opinion] I've been married for 1 year and 4 months. No kids together, no bank accounts together. She didn't work when we met and still doesn't. She lived off her ex-husbands alimony. We did buy… read more

I was divorced in 2007 and awarded $1200 per month in alimony. In 2009 my ex was laid off and we went to mediation, and DCSS reduced child support and set Spousal Support to $0 and reserved judgment to the court … read more

Im not sure my lawyer is working for me as much as just taking my money. I need advice on what another lawyer thinks a good alimony and child support would be so I can see if Im being railroaded. … read more

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i'm getting divorced. my husband makes 80k/year and i have a part time bartending job with no guaranteed income. i average about 250/week (1000/month). we've been married 4 years and i am a stay at ho… read more

I live in South carolina, but am under a divorce decree from25 years ago in New Jersey that states I must pay alimony for life or until my ex. remarries. My son is gown and I had paid child support fo… read more

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